Digital Market Strategist explains Meta outage impact on local businesses

Digital Market Strategist explains Meta outage impact on local businesses

Following widespread technical problems lasting more than two hours Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of users logging errors in accessing the social media services on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, all Meta apps, we spoke to Digital Market Strategist Nrupesh Soni for his take on the outage.

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Binance to stop transactions in Nigeria

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is ending all transactions and trading in Nigeria's local currency after 8 March 2024. This after Nigeria clamped down on the global crypto exchange, blaming it for feeding a black market for foreign exchange. Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

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Business / Economics

Establishment of the Association of the Namibian property industry

Neil Gopal, SAPOA CEO; Ben Jooste, NPA President, Oryx Properties CEO; Terence Makari, NPA Deputy President, O&L Director; Karen Keys, Broll MD; Charles Fourie, SAFLAND MD In a historic move to strengthen Namibia's expanding property sector, the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), together with their Namibian counterparts, today launched the newly formed Association of the Namibian property industry, known as the Namibian Property Association (NPA). This collaborative endeavour demonstrates […]

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Business / Economics

Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies

A crewmember working the net on a research trawl vessel. Image by Jennifer Gilden/Pacific Fishery Management Council via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed). By Elizabeth Fitt via Mongabay Ambitions to finalize a two-part treaty to equitably stop governments from funding overfishing were dashed again at the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, which ended in the early hours of March 2. “This outcome is not just disappointing; it’s a dire blow […]

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SME Focus – 5 March 2024

Director of SME Compete, Danny Meyer, talks about the state of the SME sector in the country - with specific reference to the recently tabled National Budget. https://iono.fm/e/1412545

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Market Watch – 5 March 2024

Michelle speaks to Salomo Hei about the recently tabled National Budget. https://iono.fm/e/1412538

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The Alexforbes Lead Story – 5 March 2024

David speaks to Basecamp Business Incubator's Jesaya Hano-Oshike about the upcoming Digital Innovation Summit. https://iono.fm/e/1412537

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Business / Economics

06 March 2024 Morning Biz News: Financial Highlights: Nedbank Namibia’s Commitment, South Africa’s Modest Growth, and Aliko Dangote’s Strategic Move

In a dynamic economic landscape, recent developments highlight the commitment of financial institutions, economic shifts, and strategic decisions by prominent figures. From Nedbank Namibia's substantial pledge towards Sustainable Development Goals to South Africa's modest economic growth, and Aliko Dangote's potential oil trading venture, the financial world is witnessing noteworthy changes. Additionally, we'll delve into the latest financial indicators to provide a comprehensive overview. Nedbank Namibia's Pledge towards Sustainable Development Goals: […]

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Business / Economics

USAID grants N$19 million to Namibia Hydrogen Fund Managers Limited

The U.S. government, through the USAID Mobilizing Investment project, has announced a grant of N$19 million to Namibia Hydrogen Fund Managers Limited to support the N$22 billion Sustainable Development Goals Namibia One Fund. Launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP-27 in November 2022, the SDG Namibia One Fund is Namibia’s dedicated green hydrogen finance vehicle. Here is Julia Haludilu the Press and Media Coordinator at the US Embassy […]

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